The cleansing fountain open

In chapter 13 all is cleansed. The fountain is open to the house of
David, whose sin had ruined the people, without abrogating the rights
or weakening the grace of God; and also to the people of Jerusalem,
who were more than partners in the sins of their rulers. Here it is
practical cleansing with water. Faith in Him whom they had pierced was
already in their hearts. The idols and the false prophets, the two
chief sources of the misery of the Jews, should be entirely taken
away. No one, not even the very parents of the guilty, would tolerate
these abominations and deceits. Christ is the pattern, and all shall
be judged of by it. Everything takes its moral character according to
the relationship of the redeemed with Him. This gives occasion to a
full historical development of that which has happened to Him. How He
has been pierced, and its consequences, are detailed with respect to
Jerusalem, Israel, and the world.

How Christ has been pierced: His Person and sufferings

In verse 5 read, "I am no prophet, but a husbandman; for man
[Adam] has acquired me as a slave from my youth." That is to say,
Christ takes the humble position of One devoted to the service of man,
in the circumstances into which Adam was brought by sin (that is, with
respect to His position as a man living in this world). Verse 6
directs our attention to that which befell Him among the Jews, where
He was wounded and treated as a malefactor. The true character of His
Person and of His sufferings is then revealed in verse 7. It is the
sword of Jehovah, which awakes against the man who is His companion,
His equal. This verse requires no comment. It is most interesting to
see that, when Christ is looked at in His humiliation as man, He is
treated by the Spirit as the equal of Jehovah in His rights; and when
(Psalm 45: 7) He is seen upon His throne of divine glory, and
addressed as God, those that are His are acknowledged as His
companions in glory, sharing His position.

The result for Israel of Christ's rejection

The result of this rejection of Christ, the centre of the history
of eternity, of man's connection with God, and the revelation of both
-- for this event is here considered in connection with the history of
Israel -- is the scattering of the sheep who had been gathered around
the true Shepherd. Nevertheless God stretches out His hand over the
little ones. The result for Judah, when the current of their history
shall be resumed in the last days, is that two-thirds shall be cut off
in all the land (compare Ezek. 20: 34-38 with respect to Israel); and
the third that is left shall pass through the fire, shall call upon
the name of Jehovah, and shall be heard. Jehovah will abolish the
name of Lo-ammi -- not My people -- by saying, It is My people; and
they shall say, Jehovah is my God. This is the definite result of His
dealings with His people; and here especially with Judah, of whom He
had said Lo-ammi, and the remnant of whom He acknowledges as His
people.